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    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hoppers... Lord helped you if you held the bedpan the wrong way while you were hopping it... My ex-husband, who was a maintenance guy at the nursing home, actually devised and constructed nifty clear...
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    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    hey, don't get me started on shopping carts... and the earpieces and mouthpieces on
  3. Hygiene Queen

    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    No, the bleach won't sterilize and I the pans should be. How hot is the water? In the hospital or a nursing home, I wouldn't think the water temperature would even be near hot enough. Autoclave,...
  4. Hygiene Queen

    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ours were a heavy plastic and we scrubbed, soaked, scrubbed, rinsed and autoclaved. No one's butt fell off, so I guess that worked out
  5. Hygiene Queen

    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Lol! The visual... Thanks,
  6. Hygiene Queen

    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I know it seems gross, but is it really any more gross than putting your lips on the silverware in a restaurant? I mean, goodness only knows what cooties were on that fork before you got it. But it...
  7. Hygiene Queen

    These just seems so gross to me

    Hygiene Queen replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe. Back in the olden days, the dayshift collected all the bedpans and I, working eveningshift, scrubbed them in a disinfectant solution. Nightshift then took them all and placed them in the...
  8. Hygiene Queen

    Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    Hygiene Queen replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I learned 3 things within the first 30 minutes of my first CNA class: 1) Learn to pat your own back, because no one else will 2) Grow a thick skin 3) You will not be nurses upon completing this class....
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    Best Drug Manual??!

    Hygiene Queen replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I still prefer my Davis Drug Guide over everything else. It is very thorough, easy to work with and well written. I have not liked the other guides near as
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    Inaccurate respiratory rates

    Hygiene Queen replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know that some techs don't know that counting for 15 or 30 seconds only works if the pattern is regular. The same is true for the heart rate. I also know that some nurses would rather write the...
  11. Hygiene Queen

    Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients...

    Hygiene Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never let them see you sweat. Some are seeking a reaction and I try not to give it. Usually, I try to convey empathy and this is sometimes difficult as I do not always actually feel it. You need to do...
  12. Hygiene Queen

    In need of advice, I watched a movie that is making me think?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Ibukishim25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Needle sticks can happen but you either have to wrap your head around it or find something else to do. Sticks are usually avoidable and you will learn how to use needles properly. In fact, it will be...
  13. Hygiene Queen

    Just when I started getting excited....

    Hygiene Queen replied to jm08168's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would go to the financial office and see what the heck the deal is! I certainly would want to know why they think I owe them 3k when it should have been covered. I know you are eager to get started,...
  14. Hygiene Queen

    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    Hygiene Queen replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Jewelry department in two (now defunct) department stores. I loved it because I enjoyed working with my hands, untangling chains, fixing watches and arranging the displays. I don't get giddy over...
  15. Hygiene Queen

    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    Hygiene Queen replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You will always have patients/residents who do not understand (nor will they ever) the difference between a CNA and a nurse. When I became a CNA many many moons ago, we all wore white from head to...
  16. Hygiene Queen

    Inaccurate respiratory rates

    Hygiene Queen replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I still worry about that whenever I get "perfect" vitals from someone. There is no shame as shameful as being an aide who was busted out for faking vitals... And after having been witness to that...
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    Inaccurate respiratory rates

    Hygiene Queen replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I never understood it. It's the easiest vital sign to obtain. Why fake it? The PCT's and BHA's take our vitals and I know for a fact who actually counts and who doesn't. I know because I used to...
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    This made me mad when I saw it.

    Hygiene Queen replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be afraid of who accepted the job. It would most likely be a decent person who needs a job NOW. I am more afraid of the
  19. Hygiene Queen

    How many feel like they overstudied for NCLEX

    Hygiene Queen replied to mindlor's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    P.S.Sorry for the bad form of my previous post, but I cannot get it to
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    How many feel like they overstudied for NCLEX

    Hygiene Queen replied to mindlor's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought, "Man! Everyone on here over studied!"And then I realized I had cast the only vote, lol.I believe in studying hard, but I was suprised by the NCLEX.I thought it was very easy and that my...
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    This made me mad when I saw it.

    Hygiene Queen replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like they are just trying to hire off the street to keep things on the cheap. I ran into this mentality in a chiropractor's office. It was
  22. Hygiene Queen

    This made me mad when I saw it.

    Hygiene Queen replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like an awful lot of work and responsibility for a poopy 10 bucks. I hope no one is desperate enough to take that job. They will just be used and abused.
  23. Hygiene Queen

    Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RH-CC2011's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The only patient I ever came close to hating was a child molester. Very hard to be
  24. Hygiene Queen

    Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RH-CC2011's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Why is Esme's story hard to believe? I tend to be a pretty skeptical person myself, but I also know truth can be stranger than fiction. I have --and know others who have-- many stories that are...
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Hygiene Queen replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This: I once asked a daughter (who was one of the owners of the LTC facility we were actually at in this story) to leave the room while a coworker and I transferred her mother. I did it because the...